>> such a fundamental right of liberty. that right is already established. the only question is are you going to deprive gays and lesbians of this right because of their sex or their sexual orientation? the issue before the country is, do we have a compelling interest in strengthening and supporting the durable, enduring and uniquely complimentary and procreative union of a man and a woman? hundreds of people rallied in support of gay marriage. a series of national polls show more americans support same-sex marriage than oppose it. now, on wednesday, the supreme court will hear arguments on whether the federal government can refuse to recognize married, same-sex couples. the defensive marriage act, the supreme court's ruling is expected to come down sometime before july. a developing story. a half-hour long pursuit ends in

arrest in the east bay. the hayward police said they found a car driving erratically around 11:00 last night. police chased that car for more than 22 miles before the car crashed on 580 in oakland. three suspects are now in custody. police say it is possible the driver was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. police are now saying the suspect may be linked to a shooting on tennyson road on sunday. in that case, someone fired shots from a car that hit a father that was inside his car with his wife and child. police do not think the father was the intended target of the shooting. the father drove himself to the hospital and is expected to survive. his wife and child were not hurt. >> the coast guard will decide whether to resume the search for a missing 22-year-old man from half moon bay who vanished while swimming in the ocean. carlos, javier lopez went to roosevelt beach yesterday afternoon to play soccer and swim with some friends. a friend said lopez went into the water and then disappeared.

the coast guard spent all evening searching but did not find lopez. >> you may notice a change next time you drive up highway 1 along the peninsula. a pair of tunnels officially opens today by passing the treacherous area that's earned the nickname of devil's slide. bob redell live with the details. good morning. a few hours from now, we will have the ribbon cutting here. 11:00 a.m. of the new tunnel named after the late congressman that pushed so hard for the project. $439 million rproject that has been years in the making. get a sense of where we are located along highway one. this is the stretch of road that will connect half moon bay to pacifica. the tunnel is by passing devil's slide which for many years has caused a major headache and problems for drivers getting to and from that quarter stretch of very treacherous roadway.

two tunnels, one northbound and one southbound. 4200 feet long. 30-feet wide. a state-of-the-art technology that would be able to blow out smoke if, god forbid, there was a fire. they have the ability to override your radio in case they need to broadcast emergency information. this is a milestone for the state. the first tunnel project of its kind in roughly 50 years. the last one was the third bore of the calicot tunnel. >> they rely on highway one for commerce and commuting. this stretch of highway 1 is plagued by mudslides and rock slides. this tunnel is a solution to a long-term problem that they have been seeking.

devil's slide will be shut down after the tunnels open. caltrans will hand it over to the county. they will turn devil's slide and that area for bikers and peds. you can still go and enjoy the beautiful view without having to drive and look over your shoulder. we are well aware many have driven off that cliff and there has been a shutdown because of rock slides. the 11:00 a.m. ribbon cutting, later this morning and sometime later today, possibly early tomorrow is when these tunnels will be opening. reporting live along highway 1, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> depending on the weather, they better get it done. >> rain is on the way. christina loren, you say it is going to be nice today. good morning. the time is 6:06. the only thing we have problematic this morning is a little bit of patchy fog in the north bay.

napa, 1:25 visibility. half a mile in santa rosa. those numbers will continue to go in and out as we head through the next few hours. we will be done with the low cloud cover by 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. good morning. san francisco, 42 to start the day in gilroy. so a lot of you probably have the kids at home with you for spring break. if that is the case. today is a great day to get them outdoors. tomorrow, with the incoming showers, we are not expecting a lot. i am going to time out that incoming system in my next report. 69 degrees on the bayside. at the coast, around 60 degrees. that seven-day outlook, ready to go like i said. give us one more minute of your time. it might just pay off. >> here is your pay off if you are in the south bay. avoid northbound 101. 680 and 101 northbound with all the head lights slowing. i turned the camera. it is hard to see, because there are trees blocking as well as the overpass. i saw the crews arrive.

the map we are talking about, northbound 101 at mckee. there is a crash between two cars, no major injuries. they still have to move it off the roadway. 87 still showing the limit as well as 85. 280 shows a bit of slowing coming through downtown. we are tracking all the hotspots. none so far as hot as the 101 northbound just north of 680 for the time being. the tri-valley, up to oakland where the earlier crash looks like it is moved out of the lane if not off of the freeway. not a lot of slowing headed north. slowing as you build towards oakland in the downtown area. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. all lanes are backed up. quickly building to the end of the parking lot. all lanes filled in nicely.

well-behaved traffic. it is 6:09. a royal visit to the u.s. we will tell you what's on prince harry's itinerary. a deadly end to a desperate attempt for freedom. this was the phone that was supposed to save blackberry. it almost certainly won't. we will take a look coming up in business. >> think of it as an adult sippy cup for wine lovers. it is a new way wine lovers will get to cheer for giants at at&t park coming up.

new video out of australia where at least two people are dead after a fishing boat carrying nearly 100 refugees capsized in the waters just north of christmas island, the island a popular destination for people seeking asylum in australia. almost 1,000 people have died at sea while attempting to reach the country. a time for a quick check of today's top stories. john kerry is in afghanistan for an unannounced visit with president hamid karzai. the u.s. is concerned karzai is jeopardizing the progress in the war with anti-american rhetoric.

it comes the same day the military is set to hand over control of the prison to the afghan government. the u.s. supreme court will hear opposition on prop 8. supporters and proponents have been camped outside the courthouse to get one of 250 seats open to the public two new tunnels will open on highway one in pacifica. by passing an area of the coastal highway known as devil's slide. a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 11:00 this morning. traffic should be flowing through the tunnels later tonight into tomorrow morning. bay area animators relieved to see their cavelike animation movie club the competition. their last movie absolutely bombed. dreamworks has been working on making movies more quickly for less money so that one movie

doesn't sink them. that movie didn't have much competition in the family movie category. they finished in first place is worth noting. they so badly need aid win at the box office. now, let's talk about the blackberry z-10. this also debuted over the weekend. it did not do nearly as well blackberry has really been counting on some sort of savior. this was supposed to be it. initial sales seem slow. anecdotally, i don't have any actual numbers. verizon will start selling the phone at the end of the month in the at&t stores now. t-mobile offering all new phones with no contract whatsoever. no contract deals have been around before but this is the first time a major cell phone service provider has gone completely no contract. wall street in a very good mood after the country of cyprus was able to prevent its own bankruptcy by grabbing the savings accounts of some of its

richest. four days of trading this week. good friday is going to be a holiday. speaking of yahoo! the stock is up 50% since ceo marissa myer took over. march ral has gun to turn around. its chinese business doing well. lots of road ahead for the company. this morning, it will open at a 52-week high. that is a good day for yahoo! and something worth celebrating. >> that is a turn around. it surely is. thank you very much. just in at 6:15, buckingham palace says prince harry is planning a visit to the united states. prince harry will visit victims of superstorm sandy on the east coast. he will also travel to denver and colorado springs where he will watch veteran athletes compete in the warrior games. >> our forecast is pretty

interesting too. we are going to see the jetstream close to the bay area. i'm going to show you what we are talking about. 41 degrees in sonoma. 39, good morning, napa. 48 degrees to start you out in san francisco. i want to thank you for waking up with us each and every morning. some of you might have the week off for spring break or you have the kids. the forecast is critical. i understand. let's get this thing right on the monfy for you. there is our first weathermaker. it doesn't come in today. high presh why your in control. that means if you want to get the kids outdoors, good time to do so. 60s, and 70s, widespread. increasing afternoon clouds. we are not going to see a whole lot of sun, not just today. all week long. by 5:00 p.m., mostly cloudy. still staying nice and dry at that point. this is it. you see these very isolated cells. hard to gauge where they are going to come through. this is all we are expecting. you want to keep your umbrella handy. we have a slight chance for a stray shower starting on tuesday that continues through wednesday. we are going to keep it going

through thursday and friday for you with that jet just to our immediate north. however, not expecting a lot of measurable precipitation. maybe a quarter of an inch to three-quarters in the north bay. that is excessive. that's for the whole spread starting today through sunday. 70 in gilroy. 69 in santa teresa. we have a slight chance, mostly cloudy conditions, tuesday through saturday. then, sunday, the best chance for showers coming into play. that is easter sunday. we will keep you posted on this forecast. i just want to keep in mind, it is not going to be as sunny and spectacular as last week. temperatures, not shaving off too many. 67 degrees by tuesday. we are going to keep that 67 on wednesday. kind of a subtropical pattern as we get through this week. 6:17. let's check your drive. hi, mike. >> the south bay, let's give this an overview. the northbound route is looking really good. el camino starting to pick up the volume. the freeways themselves, no big

issues. 87, a little slowing. north 101, this has been the problem, because the earlier crash here, northbound side between allen roalum rock and mckee road. this is where the accident was. it looked like it is cleared through. let all the traffic back up. a burst coming out of san jose and ending up in santa clara. keep that in mind. meanwhile, we'll get back to the maps and show you some more slowing. we have your westbound 580 commute building out of livermore. slow as you are heading on 84 down through livermore over towards 680. as they merge with the folks coming down over pleasanton. nothing big. still in the upper 50s. good stuff. north 680. southbound coming out of concord, expect that as well. over here, the castro valley "y"

slows. coming down toward the lower 50s and upper 40s. typical pattern. the crash over at oakland, 880 at fifth has cleared. folks head up through downtown and towards the bay bridge toll plaza. the fast-track lane still shows movement. a little bit of an advantage. past the 880 overcrossing. off the berkeley curve, you will find slowing. the peninsula, we are picking up some company. northbound past the university. a smooth drive for 101 as well as 280 between san francisco and the palo alto area. 6:19. for pet owners traveling, their worst nightmare. their animals dying, getting hurt or disappearing in the care of the airlines. investigative reporter, elise

kirschner is finding out why the airline doesn't report all incidents. animals that are transported without an owner are just considered cargo. so, for example, if you purchase antti niemi malfrom a breeder and it dies while in transport, the death does not have to be reported to the government. that's what happened to dog owner, troy stroud. >> for me and the other animals that lost animals this way, you never get to know what happened. there is no resolution. they are just gone. >> we will hear more from stroud and elise kirschner's investigation. that's tonight at 11:00. it is 6:20. coming up, is wine replacing beer as the new go-to befrm at the ballpark? we are going to tell you about the new way you can sit in the stands without any stemware required. >> a live look at the home city of our giants, san francisco. the transamerican building

standing tall with that cloud cover overhead. we are looking at the forecast with christina loren. it is going to be a nice day today on this monday. it is 6:21. stay with us.

>>. >> welcome back. 6:24. it is looking more and more likely the giants will be without world series mvp, pablo sandoval. a ct scan and x-rayed on his

injured right elbow showed nothing new. the third baseman still is not ready to throw across the diamond. the team's trainer says he will continue to rest and undergo several more days of treatment before being re-evaluated. the giants kick off the season in l.a. against the dodgers next monday. fans at at&t park will be winding up for the first pitch. home of the giants one of six major league ball parks are going to feature the single serving wine cup. they kind of look like plastic gob let's. they feature festive wine. they have snap on and off lids and nonslid coasters. they will sell between $9 and $11 each. >> something to go with your hotdog. costa rica wants a rematch

with the u.s. they says the game should be replayed because the conditions threatened the physical integ grist of the players who as you can see were playing in short-sleeve jerseys there, sliding around. snow covered up the sidelines, the field markings, making it tough to see. costa rica also says it was next to impossible to move the ball through the snow on the field. i kind of can't believe they didn't call it. >> that's silly. how can they stay warm? the u.s. beat costa rica 1-0. >> it was gorgeous here over the weekend. >> changes on the way. today is going to be nice, christina. speaking of snowstorms, watch out in the northeast. back to work monday. we already applied delays out of new york and philadelphia. big snowstorm headed towards the northeast portion of the united states. today, 69 degrees. inland, bayside, 65. increasing clouds. that's all we have to roer about is 60 degrees at the coast. we have showers on the way.

i want to tell you about when and where. >> for folks in the other parts of the bay area, welcome to the east shore freeway. if you think your commute is bad, here is the shore freeway. good morning. we are looking at west 80. you have slowing because of the volume of traffic. we have yellow now creeping in all the way down out of richmond and toward the berkeley curve. backed up at the toll plaza because the lights are on. we have slowing across the bridge. a little fog in the north bay. it is 6:26. still ahead. are you being unfairly harmed by higher drug prices? >> we'll tell you why pay to delay deals are being argued at the supreme court and what it means for your next trip to the pharmacy. >> the local link to a double murder and suicide at the quantico marine base. new details in a love tri angle that turned deadly. taking a live look outside, devil's slide, the new tunnel is opening up out there. we are going to have more in a live report.

a love triangle with a local link. new details about the deadly double shooting at the quantico marine base. taking you live to wall street this morning where they are opening the bell.

>> monday, march 25th. this is "today" it in the bay. good morning. it is 6:30. i'm marla tallez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. we are learning more about one of the victims gunned down last week. 19-year-old sarah castromato was from the bay area. christie smith joins us live where the victim went to high school. >> reporter: her family got the terrible news that their daughter was shot and killed at the marine base at quantico, virginia. the suspected gunman, 25-year-old sergeant lopez from pacifica. he killed himself after the shooting. he was a decorated marine that served in iraq and afghanistan. there is a tribute video on youtube for the 19-year-old,

sarah castromata. she graduated with honors from liberty high school. she loved kids and volunteered with special needs kids at the high school and enlisted in the marines that same year after graduation. as a marine, she hadn't deployed. she was awarded four medals already. last thursday, she and corporal wooly were shot and killed. nbc news reports there may have been a romantic entanglement to all this. 6:31. video of people camping out in the snow outside of the supreme court in washington, d.c. ahead of hearings on two major cases on same-sex marriage. the supreme court will take on

california's prop 8 tomorrow. prop 8 is a voter approved measure that banned same-sex marnl sta marriage state-wide. it was found unconstitutional by a judge and the ninth court of appeals. they will look at the defense of marriage act through a case from new york. doma bans the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. federal regulators want big pharmaceutical companies to stop paying drug companies from delaying the release of cheaper versions of brand name drugs. the deals unfairly force consumers to pay more money on their drug bills. >> 6:42. hope you got a chance to enjoy this weekend. it was beautiful. >> we have a gorgeous day shaping up. good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you. this is san francisco, beautiful start to the day here. you don't have a lot of fog to

point out in this general picture. you will find some up in the north bay. big pockets developing up there. lelts show you s let's show you san jose. that officially comes in at 7:06. 40, 46 degrees in san jose. 46 for livermore. 41 in gilroy. 48 in sfraeps an francisco to t along the day. as we head throughout the day today, we will easily hit the 60s, low 60s by noon. upper 50s on the way to the coast. limited sunshine for the second half of the day and highs that are comfortable. it is not going to be that nice today. kind of soupy. 60 at the coast. that seven-day outlook for you. i want to check your drive. we are looking over here towards sunol where it is a clear view past the golf course. a little slowing with all the tail lights going around the

bend and over toward the hill in fremont. let's get a look at the map. we have some slowing coming in as well. pleasanton south coming to the bottom of the screen. 84 coming out of livermore. both join up before the camera shot. that's why that build of traffic right there. 580 westbound. a couple of incidents between airway and north livermore avenue. that will cause additional spectator slowing. it does sound like the one at north livermore is on the eastbound sigh. the springtown off ramp as well. they will ditch down through livermore and expect more on the tracks as well. as we look to the south bay, we see a smooth build to the northbound. route of north 87 coming through the middle of your screen slowing through the capital expressway and the auto mall. 85, still holding steady with speed limits there. 101 recovered nicely after the earlier crash. paperwork being done. no slow down up toward the

airport for northbound 101. not so bad after the earlier slowdown. a quick look at the bay bridge tollway. all lanes slow from west grand avenue. back to you. 6:35. a teenager is fighting for his life after an overnight stabbing in richmond. this morning, the suspect who slashed him is still on the loose. investigators tell us the teen was found stabbed on marina way and metro walkway around midnight. right now, he is in critical condition at a nearby hospital. police tell us it is just too early to tell if his stabbing is gang-related. so far, investigators have not released any specific information about a possible suspect or suspects. >> 6:35 this morning. we are hearing a different side of the sex abuse scandal involving former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky. he is speaking out for himself. the "today" show spokesman independent filmmaker that interviewed sandusky in jail. he commented on the testimony of

mike mcqueary, one of the pros cues's star witnesses. >> i think these investigators, the way they went about it, you know, his story changed a lot. >> this has been a rush to judgment from the very beginning. i know i'm going to get attacked from everybody, because no one wants the truth. >> filmmaker, john ziegler, says he is trying to prove that head coach, joe paterno, had no part in the scandal and should not have been forced out of the school in disgrace. >> you can hear more from sandusky many could go up on the "today" show at 7:30. still ahead, tragedy at the airport. a little boy killed after he is crushed by a falling sign. we will tell you why a heartbroken family is waiting to break the news to his mother. plus, an ac quit tall

appealed. the murder case against amanda knox may no longer be a case closed after all.

we are expecting a verdict any time now in the appeal to the acquittal of american, amanda knox. italy's top criminal court is hearing arguments from prosecutors behind closed doors. knox and her ex-boyfriend were originally convicted of murder for the death of knox's roommate

back in 2007. that conviction was overturned in 2011. prosecutors now want that ruling overturned. the court could decide to open a new trial in the case. a southern california man is in the hospital with third-degree burns this morning after apparently lighting himself on fire. police sayed the 46-year-old man walked into a nail salon in coss s costa mesa where his estranged wife works. he doused himself in some sort of flammable liquid and lit himself on fire. he was taken to the hospital with serious burns over most of his body. >> his mother and two siblings were hurt after a display sign collapsed on top of them over the weekend. officials say the mother is still in a coma at the hospital and doesn't know her son was killed. the display sign which weighed more than 300 pounds fell from the wall at the birmingham airport on friday.

investigators are still trying to figure out what brought that sign down. 6:41. a crucial decision in the search for a missing swimmer in half moon bay. plus, the dow really likes the bailout in cyprus and will combine sex and washing machines. taking the plunge takes on a whole new meaning. how a couple tying the knot got upclose and personal with a great white shark. we are still about 25 minutes away from your official sunrise looking pretty to start in san jose. clouds increase, showers on the way. i'll let you know when you will need to break out the umbrella. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza from our emeryville camera. we have got your commute all over the bay. we will show you the east bay as welcoming up.

welcome back, everyone. 6:44. new this morning, the supreme court arguments on a pay for delay deal between big pharmaceutical companies and generic drug companies. federal regulators want pharmaceutical companies to stop paying generic drug makers to delay the release of cheaper versions of the brand name drugs. >> people are camping out in front of the supreme court ahead of a hearing on gay marriage. arturo santiago joins us live in what is at stake. the supreme court will hear a challenge to california's proposition 8 tomorrow and on wednesday, it will hear challenges to doma, the defensive marriage act. people have been camping out for days for a chance to witness

history. about 250 seats are available inside. justices are considering whether to strike down two laws that limit the rights of same-sex couples. the first is the challenge to california's prop 8 which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman. nine states in washington, d.c. allow same-sex marriage. 38 states ban it. the second case challenges the defensive marriage act which blocks federal recognition of gay couples in the states that they are allowed to marry. to exclude gay people from the institution of marriage is to restrict their liberty under the constitution. >> the institution of marriage and marriage laws are designed to attach mothers and fathers to each other and the children that they may create and raise in the best environment. president obama now calls doma, the defensive marriage act, unconstitutional, while house republicans are defending doma in court. athe center of tomorrow's challenge to prop 8 is a couple

from the bay area. they and another couple from burbank are the named plaintiffs. the ruling is expected to come down sometime in mid-july. i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." we were both in the north bay over the weekend. it was gorgeous. just beautiful. wine country. >> you can't beat it any time of year. this time of year, a lot of people were up there enjoying the beautiful, beautiful weather. the golden gate bridge, which is jam-packed, people walking up and down, back and forth. what i can tell you, we are not going to see the same activity this week. we have a lot more cloud cover. we are expecting shower chances each day starting tomorrow through easter sunday. look at this beautiful start to the day in san jose. gorgeous sunrise shaping up. you are going to get those oranges and reds and pinks. the prettiest time of the day when it comes to the sunrise. 37 in novato, 50 in oakland.

47 in concord. high pressure in control for today. temperatures slightly cooler than yesterday. still, holding on to the 60s and 70s. increasing clouds this afternoon. a lot more cloud cover headed our way. we do have patchy fog in the north bay until 9:00 a.m. most of the rainfall on wednesday. another one on its he'lls slated for this weekend. overall, air temperatures aren't going to drop off that much. this is what we are thinking when it comes to the showers. very isolated and hard to pinpoint when they are going to come through. here is the time frame, between 10:00 p.m. today and tomorrow morning, a stray showers. as we head through wednesday, widespread scattered showers. wednesday does look rather active. same for early thursday. that's the deal. you want to keep your umbrella with you starting tomorrow through the end of the weeks awe will have the showers in the forecast. we still need the rain at this

point. we want that snow up in tahoe as well. because it is going to be so mild, not expecting a lot below 5,000 feet. 64 today, along the east shore in fremont. tuesday into wednesday, there are those clouds i told you about. thursday, into friday, clouds thicker. easter sunday, we are going to see some showers for the morning hours. still, days away. we will continue tracking it for you. mike is always tracking the minute by minute challenges. >> before we hit the track, caltrans reporting that northbound 211 is stopped north of mountain view. it sounds leak a trespasser on the tracks was hit. that usually ends in the reports much more serious. i will give you the updates as caltrans gets them to us, via twitter, facebook and on the air. 101 and 280 along the peninsula are smooth.

101 through san jose north bound. the maps will show you that. pretty mild past the airport. 50s at their worst. downtown, north 87, slows from about capital up in toward alma. things lighten up into downtown. 280 starts to build around 880/17 interchange. all starting to build. that's why we have slowing down here. we will move you over toward the east bay, the tri-valley. south 680, starting to kick in now. coming down through pleasanton and merging with the folks coming down through livermore. that's why we have a slow drive there. west 580, smooth drive. a pretty typical pattern over there. the castro valley "y," in

through hayward, still north on the maps here, look at oakland here. a little slowing tlhrough downtown. the bay bridge, upper deck moves smoothly. so does the lower deck. our incline bogs downs a bit as the volume builds. the lights keep things as a good pace. the northbound train, currently stopped over mountainview. i'll give you the updates as they come in. back to you. 6:50. the coast guard will decide whether to resume the search for a missing 22-year-old man from half moon bay who vanished while swimming in the ocean. he went to roosevelt beach to play soccer and swim with some friends. a friend says he went into the water and then disappeared. the coast guard spent all night searching but they never found him. he worked at gin wan chinese restaurant in half moon bay.

the owner says she considers lopez her own son. >> he is very, very good kid. very, very good kid. he hard-working. he school. he working. >> they will decide this morning whether to resume looking for lopez. 6:51. a developing story. a half-hour long pursuit ends in arrest in the east bay. hayward police say they spotted a car driving erratically near tyrell and tennisson. three suspects are now in custody. it is possible that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. police are now saying the suspects may be linked to a shooting on tennyson road on

sunday. they fired shots that was inside the car. they do not think the father was the intended target of the shooting. the father drove himself to the hospital and is expected to survive. his wife and child were not hurt. >> san francisco police are on the lookout for a serial arsonist that started three fires. two fires were lit in orange memorial park. a third fire found a few blocks away on ponderosa road and el camino real close to the california golf club. all fires were quickly put out and caused little damage. investigators have not identified a suspect. >> it has been a long time coming. the treacherous stretch of highway 1 gets a little bit safer. they have finished work on two new tunnels that will bypass the area known as devil's slide near

pacifica. >> reporter: all is missing is the ribbon cutting at 11:00 this morning and the lantos tunnels as they are called named after the late congressman that pushed for this project, will open sometime later today. they are the tunnels that will connect half moon bay with pacifica along highway one by passing devil's slide. people going off on that treacherous part of the roadway on highway 1. in its place, two tunnels, one northbound, one southbound, 4200 feet long. 30 feet wide. state of the ard with fans inside there. let's say there was a fire. they would be able to blow out and evacuate all the smoke. they will have technology where caltrans need to interrupt your radio. they can broadcast emergency messages to you. it is state-of-the-art, $439 million project that's been years in the making.

it is a milestone for the state of california. this is the first tunnel project that the state has had in ruffle 50 years. the last one was the third bore of the calicot tunnel in the 60s. >> this is really significant. the people of the coastside communities have waited for this for years. they rely on highway 1 for commerce, commuting, quality of life. this stretch of highway one has just been plagued by mudslides, ro ro rockslides, slip-outs. this tunnel is a solution to a long-term problem that they have been seeking. >> reporter: once the lantos tunnels open, devil's slide will be shut down. the county will take over that stretch of roadway, just roughly about a quarter mile stretch. within roughly a year, they will reopen it only to bikes and peds. no more cars on that road but the view will still be there so

if you want to walk up to it, you will be able to do that without having your hands on the wheel, which is probably one reason there were many accidents on devil's slide over the years. reporting live, bob redell. "today in the bay." just two days left until an all electronic towing lane takes over. do not stop, automatic towing, to get used to. cars that have fast track instaud will be charged as they go through that plaza. cars without fast-track will have their license plate photographed and bills will be mailed to the owner. we have in you video of the existing samsung offices north of san jose which would be replaced by an environmentally friendly campus. the in you campus would be 680,000 square feet and would

include two towers with a restaurant and garage. the cityouncil would need to improve a $700 incentive package for it to move forward. they include a 50% rebate on the city's 5% utility tax on gas and electricity. trouble for samsung in south africa. >> they are apologizing for an event that seemed to be sexist. quite a way to launch a washing machine. good morning. samsung makes all kinds of things, including washing machines. here are some pictures from the launch event. some in the tech world expressing concern over scantily clad women dancing as part of the big unveiling. samsung issuing a partial apology saying it didn't mean to offend i was talking to the south africa reporter that shot those pictures. he points out samsung often uses sex in its product launches. he sent this year's picture from last year's event and nobody

made a peep of protest from that one. from sex to cyprus, the island nation able to rescue its country by taking money from the bank's largest depositors that have less to worry about. yahoo! at a 52-week high. >> back to samsung, doesn't everyone do their laundry like that. >> they weren't wearing enough clothes to wash. i can wash those. a woman in a shark cave dive nearly ends in disaster. take a look. >> the video taken shows how a great white shark ignores the ka cage and hushpushes his head in

the viewing. at first, it is impossible to tell what happened to the divers in the cage but after a few nervous moments, they were able to come up to the surface unharmed. the two in the cage had gotten married only the day before. >> to have and to hold on to. >> till death do us part meteorologist, christina loren, a nice monday in store. the rain is on its way. >> it certainly is. not expecting a whole lot. we will be tracking those showers. 69, inland. bayside, 65 at the coast. right around 60 degrees. if you missed your seven-day outlook, don't worry about it. we will have it for you every 15 minutes. gd morning, mike. the rails, we have an issues service diskrupruption to northd

trains to caltrans. we will continue to update you. the bus lines are moving smoothly and b.a.r.t. as well. your south bay slowing. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in afghanistan for a visit with ham immediate karzai. they are concerned karzai is jeopardizing the war with anti-american rhetoric. the visit comes when they are set to hand over control to the afghan government. jerry sandusky speaking out for the first time since being convicted of abusing young boys. he will be giving an interview to an int penned filmmaker, who wants to tell a different side of the story. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> thanks for being with us. have a great day! good morning. nature's fury.

good morning. heavy, wet snow wreaking havoc in the midwest right now. down south torrential rain and and whether penn state coach joe paterno suspected he was a pedophile and still allowed him to coach. >> he absolutely thought i was. if had a suspicion, i don't know the answer to that. >> this morning we will talk to the controversial film maker who conducted the interview. and cinderella story. a little-known school from florida does it again, beating another top basketball team to advance to the sweet 16. now they are in the history books as the lowest seed ever to advance this far today, monday,

march 25th, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on monday morning. i'm makt lawyer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. >> you think there maybe new gulf coast fans now. >> i may have had them in my bracket. >> no, you didn't. maybe the first time. not this time. they are the story of the tournament so far. we will have more on that in a while. >> pretty exciting stuff. the weather is a big story this morning. a lot of families are traveling to start the easter week but the weather looks like christmas season. >> more than a foot of snow in parts of missouri already, and this morning that storm is headed east. let's get to mike seidel in